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Re: THANKS!



Don,
And a big thanks to the chair for your ability to keep this group on task.
Without your leadership, who knows how late we'd be working this week.
Thanks,
Karen

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As of Tuesday, the IEEE SA Standards Board Patent Committee achieved a
significant milestone in its work to update the Patent Policy as well as
the other associated documents.  Without the diligent work of the members
of the Patent Committee as well as the other contributors from all around
industry, this milestone would not have been achieved.  I would especially
like to thank the members of the core and extended drafting committees for
their quick yet thorough development and review of the various drafts.

The next steps in the process are as follows:

1) The recommended documents from the Sept. 12th PatCom meeting will be
delivered to the Standards Board on Friday, Sept. 15th.
2) Because these changes affect the Standards Board's Bylaws, a 30 day
letter ballot is expected to be initiated.
3) When and if that ballot is approved, the Bylaws will be delivered to the
IEEE SA Board of Governors for its approval.

In parallel with the above, we will begin working on a request for a
business review letter.  The specific timing of that had not yet been
determined but I expect that the changes will not be put into effect until
we are in receipt of a supportive business review letter.

Once again, I offer my most heartfelt thanks for all of your contributions
and work on this.


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Don Wright                     don@lexmark.com
                               f.wright@ieee.org / f.wright@computer.org
Director of Standards
Lexmark International          INCITS Executive Board Vice-Chair
C14/082-3                      IEEE SA Standards Board Past Chair
740 New Circle Rd              IEEE SASB Patent Committee Chair
Lexington, Ky 40550            Member: IEEE SA Board of Governors
859-825-4808 (phone)           Member: IEEE CS SAB & W3C AC
603-963-8352 (fax)             Director, IEEE-ISTO
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